Massena's artillery launched several rounds of volleys, and the Mamluk defenders outside the port scattered like a flock of startled birds.
The French Infantry then met almost no resistance as they stormed into the port from the east and south.
The Ottoman officials accompanying the French Army immediately stepped forward to stabilize order in Alexandria Port. By dusk that same day, the French Soldiers were already enjoying a dinner of roasted lamb and fava bean mash sent by the Egyptians.
After a brief rest, Massena led his troops eastward along the Nile River.
Well, this was completely different from the historical situation where Napoleon had to maintain public order all across Egypt. With the Ottoman Empire, Egypt's nominal suzerain, backing them, the common people of Egypt remained extremely calm and even took the initiative to deliver logistical supplies to the French Army.
Massena remained on high alert throughout the journey, constantly surveying the surrounding terrain through his Telescope. Every stretch of ground had to be repeatedly scouted three times by cavalry before he dared let the troops pass through.
Yet the journey remained exceptionally smooth. A day later, he had reached the key town of Damanhur. This was an extremely important source of water and supplies in northern Egypt. As long as they controlled this place, the French Army would have gained a foothold in Egypt.
Damanhur still had scarcely any defensive troops. The Massena Legion did not even stop there before continuing south along the Nile River.
After a week of tense marching, the majestic Pyramids finally appeared before Massena's eyes.
He felt that this military operation had been as easy as an outing, aside from the unfamiliar food and the exceedingly murky drinking water.
Well, what he did not know was that Napoleon had taken more than twenty